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Starsector - RT 2D indie space goodness
Game got finally updated to 0.6 version; Happy Burning Maiming and Killing in space Bros!
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=5813.0
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=5813.0
dragonbait
Augur
Wow the trailer looks really intense. It reminds me of the awesomeness of Star Wars before the crummy prequels and special edition changes existed.
Alpha 0.65a, released ten days ago. To anyone who has been playing, is Starsector meaty enough to warrant buying into the Alpha?
General Maxson
Arcane
Yeah I'd like to know that too? How long 'till completion at least approximately? Does it have potenial to be a great space adventure rpg in the vein of Space Rangers 2 / Star Control 2?
And why the hell this isn't on Steam Early Access? Or why doesn't it have more exposure? I see all kinds of indie shit games getting massively financed and having a huge following while this seems quite obscure and it should be very interesting to a lot of people and gain a much larger following...
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Sinatar
Arbiter
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At the current rate, it'll probably be complete sometime in 2020. Is it worth it now? Not really.
"When is Starsector coming out?
When it is ready. We are not Blizzard though, so this doesn’t mean 5+ years..." - 2010
Damn it. Naev and now StarSector. The Space Sim genre is littered with stagnant progress...
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Dim
Not sure if advertising plant?
At 5$ the missions were enough for me. Plenty enough mods for them to do whatever you want in an unpolished way.
almondblight
Arcane
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The combat is pretty fun. I thought it was worth it enough at $10. But I think the only stuff that's really been added in two years is a supply system (certain ships take a certain amount of supplies to field), stealing info from comm systems (which seems to involve mainly clicking on them and hoping not to be scanned), trading events (surpluses, blockades), and faction rep (no missions so this seems to mostly be "ships from faction X will fire on you if you blow up enough ships from faction X"). The systems themselves don't seem bad, but for two years worth of development time it's pretty unimpressive, especially when the core gameplay is missing.
Like another poster said, decent game, but doesn't seem like it will be finished before 2020 (assuming the developer doesn't slap a label on it and call it done).
Like another poster said, decent game, but doesn't seem like it will be finished before 2020 (assuming the developer doesn't slap a label on it and call it done).
There are no missions in Vanilla yet but if you will install the mod called Starsector+ 2.2 you will get:
Main Features
- Modular faction integration
- Many all-new ships and weapons
- Character skills revamp
- NPC commander levels
- Smart randomized variants
- Bounties/grudges against the player
- Increased difficulty level
- Numerous balance changes
- Graphics improvements
- Arcade mission
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=431.0
Mods alone like Project Ironclad are worth forking 10$ Zion bux for this game... to be honest Commissar spend much more time and had more fun playing this little gem of game than some over hyped kick starters.
Main Features
- Modular faction integration
- Many all-new ships and weapons
- Character skills revamp
- NPC commander levels
- Smart randomized variants
- Bounties/grudges against the player
- Increased difficulty level
- Numerous balance changes
- Graphics improvements
- Arcade mission
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=431.0
Mods alone like Project Ironclad are worth forking 10$ Zion bux for this game... to be honest Commissar spend much more time and had more fun playing this little gem of game than some over hyped kick starters.
Dim
Not sure if advertising plant?
Musaab
Unwanted
The game is not vaporware. He is still developing. The latest version added a lot of economic things. I think this game will be very good when it's done. Only thing I would say is that the developer isn't exactly rushing things. Latest version came out on November 03, 2014.
Musaab
Unwanted
He doesn't want to put it on Steam EA until he feels it's good enough.
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General Maxson
Arcane
Anyone playing this? How is it shaping up to be?
Dim
Not sure if advertising plant?
it was great 2 years ago and now its awesome
Damned Registrations
Furry Weeaboo Nazi Nihilist
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I keep coming back to it and taking a sip of the awesome, but I don't want to burn myself out on it before it's done. Game keeps getting better and better. If you want to get an idea of what the game is like, read some of the dev logs on the site- he goes into detail about the systems he puts in, and the reasoning behind them from a game design perspective. I wish the average AAA game had even half this much thought put into it.
Trash
Pointing and laughing.
Followed this game for quite a bit back in the day. Recently remembered about it but couldn't remember the name. Pretty much expected it to have drifted into abandonware land. Glad to see it is still moving forward. Looks pretty awesome, though I'll wait for the game to actually get released before I'll fork over any money. A glacial development cycle is not something I intend to invest in.
Cockpit mode sounds difficult to implement here, though.
0.7 just got released, and it's so fucking unforgivable I wouldn't recommend it to start there. Sensor mechanics are still being tweaked and it's a bitch to start with. Fast fleets paired with crap sensor ranges will lead to frustration. Multifleet battles are insane fun.
Having said that, it adds a whole other dimension to the game. You were omniscient before, now you're a blind man feeling around for your environment.
Having said that, it adds a whole other dimension to the game. You were omniscient before, now you're a blind man feeling around for your environment.
0.7 is out? Awesome! As long as they don't nerf Kommissar's favorite warship the Onslaught too much all should be well... Sensors? Who needs them when you can shoot Pirate Scum to pieces?
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